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Climate change and its effects on ecosystems, habitats and biota

January 2, 2012
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By Janet NyeNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The atmosphere and the oceans are warming. These changes are altering the physical oceanography and the ocean chemistry of the Gulf of Maine. Changes in sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity have been observed. The rate of increase of coastal SST in the Gulf of Maine is...

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